Social enterprise in Europe: recent trends and developments

By J. Defourny, M. Nyssens. 2008

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Subfields: Management of Technology and Innovation, Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management, Strategy and Management

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Deconstructing the Way in which Value Is Created in the Context of Social Entrepreneurship (2018, neutral): “This is surprising, given that many social ventures are governed by teams rather than by a social entrepreneur (Defourny and Nyssens 2008).”
Social Entrepreneurship in South Africa: Exploring the Influence of Environment (2018, background): “…in governance (Defourney & Nyssens, 2006; Thompson & Doherty, 2006); limited profit distribution or profits reinvested for social purposes (Langdon & Burkett, 2004); a non-profit maximising approach (Defourney & Nyssens, 2006); and innovation in addressing social problems (Dees, 2003).”
The Institutionalization of Social Investment: The Interplay of Investment Logics and Investor Rationalities (2010, background): “These co-operatives provide direct employment to 3.7 million people and have 143 million members (Chavez and Campos 2008; Defourny and Nyssens 2008).”
Social Entrepreneurship in Sub-Saharan Africa (2015, background): “…self-perception and the social mission represented by the actual activities of the venture can vary across contexts, at the very least because of different national legal frameworks for social entrepreneurship (Defourny & Nyssens, 2008; Kerlin, 2006; Mair & Martí, 2006; Peattie & Morley, 2008).”
Social Entrepreneurship in Non-munificent Institutional Environments and Implications for Institutional Work: Insights from China (2017, neutral): “zations) with the market-oriented techniques and tools of for-profit organizations, social enterprises operate at the boundaries of traditional notions of organizations (Dees 2012; Defourny and Nyssens 2008; Haugh 2011; Shaw and Carter 2007).”
Harnessing social innovation for energy justice: a business model perspective (2017, background): “They operate under an “asset lock” which places restrictions on how assets and profits are distributed (Defourny and Nyssens, 2008).”
Social entrepreneurship as an essentially contested concept: Opening a new avenue for systematic future research (2014, background): “Authors such as Defourny and Nyssens (2008), Bacq and Janssen (2011), and Smith et al. (2012) investigated (3) organizational aspects of social entrepreneurship.”
Designing a global standardized methodology for measuring social entrepreneurship activity: the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor social entrepreneurship study (2011, background): “Social enterprises are endorsed by a growing number of political and business leaders across the world (Defourny & Nyssens, 2008; Tracey & Jarvis, 2007) and many organizations (e.g. Ashoka, Aspen Institute, the Skoll Foundation and the Schwab Foundation), events, awards, and celebrations highlight…”
Balancing a Hybrid Business Model: The Search for Equilibrium at Cafédirect (2018, background): “For social enterprises that do not rely on donations or grant funding for survival [termed earned income by Defourny and Nyssens (2008)], Battilana and Dorado (2010) found that trying to recruit employees with similar identities and goals to the enterprise was often a difficult task.”
The EMES Approach of Social Enterprise in a Comparative Perspective (2012, background): “Indeed, several other European countries introduced new legal forms reflecting the entrepreneurial approach adopted by this increasing number of "not-for-profit" organisations, even though the term of "social enterprise" was not always used as such in the legislation (Defourny and Nyssens 2008).”